Billiard-cue.



L. KA'LMANOVITS.

BILLIARD CUE. APPLICATION FILED $113.14, 1908.

Patented July 6, 1909.

J N0 M m h M MM o Z WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Louis KALMANOVITS, or NEW YORK, N. y.

BILLIAIm-CUEQ .Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

. 170 all may fhfianhatta'n, in the countyand State of New York, haveinvented a new and Improved Billiard-Unmet which'the following is afull, clear, and exact-description.

This invention relates to billiard cues, and more particularly -tobilla'rd cues having removable tips, means for securely and remov-:nably mounting the tips in position, and, if so desired, between thetip and the cue, a body of'aresili-ent material, \Vl'llCl'l increasesthe effect of the blow when the cue strikes the ball.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durablebillard one which is inexpensive to manufacture, and which obviates thenecessity for gluing or otherwise securing a tip thereto.

' A further object of theinventionis to provide a billard cue having thetip removably mounted thereupon so that if the tip becomes accidentallydisengaged it can be replaced without the aid of glue or other adhesive.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a billard cuehaving a resilient shive or disk intermediate the one end and the ti p,whereby the normal resiliency of the-tip is increased and the forceexerted upon a ball when the latter is struck by the one is augmented.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully described hereinafter and particularly set.

forth in the claims.

Reference-is to be had to the accompany ing drawings formin a part ofthis specification, in which simi ar characters of referonce indicatecorresponding partsin all the views, and in which- Figure 1 1s aperspective view showing the end of a billard one and a tip removedfrom'the cue, my invention being applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a partiallongitudinal section of the end of the billard cue, having an embodimentof my invention applied there Application filed February 14, 1908.Serial No. 415,810.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, itshould be understoood that I provide means for removably attaching a onetip to a bil iard cue, thereby obviating the necessity for gluing orotherwise securing the tip in position at the one end, as this-operationis one which involves considerable ditliculty and labor, and places theone out of operation for a more or less protracted icriod. It frequentlyhappens, that a tip, cause of a misstroke or some other accident, isbroken loose, from the cue. lVith my invention it is'merely necessary toreplace the same tip by suitably engaging the socket of the same withastud 1 mountcd at the end of the cue, or by replac mg the detached tipwith another similar one. The operation of replacing the tip can beperformed in a few moments, and when the tip is in position it is sofirmly secured at the one end that it requires the exertion ofconsiderable force to remove it accidentally or otherwise.

I provide a resilient shive or disk consisting preferably, of rubber orthe like, which is interposed between the tip and the one end, therebyincreasing the resiliency of the former, which usually consists ofleather or some similar material. If this extra resilicncy is notdesired, the rubber shive or disk can be replaced by one of leather.pressed paper or the like. I have found it of advantage to increase theresiliency of the tip in this way, as it augments the force of impact ofthe one against the ball, and also permits the execution of certainstrokes with greater ease and success.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I provide a one body 10-which may be of any preferred or common form, and may be fashloned fromany suitable material, or, as is usually the case, of wood. At thesmaller or tip end of the'cue is fashioned a substantially circularrecessll in which is mounted a flat disk 12 of steel or other suit ablematerial, and secured in position, by means of screws 24 0r in any otherdesired manner. The outer surface of the disk 12'is flush with the faceof the cue end. The disk has a substantially central opening{ throughformed to receive theshan a catch member or stud 14. The shank 13 isreferably of tapered form andis embedded in the Wood or other materialof the cue. The stud 14 is preferably of springl form, having transversenotchesy 15 whic there- '13 of permit the compression of the stud toenter at the end a projecting stud, a tip having a the socket, as Wlllappear more clearly hereinafter. -The'stud has a rigid collar 16 whichseats against the outer face of the disk 12. A shive or disk 16 ofrubber or otherresilient material is mounted at the one end andencompasses the stud, having a substantially central opening 26 for thispurpose.

The tip 17 in its flat face has a circular reeess 18 in which is mounteda socket plate 19. The latter is secured in position in any suit ablemanner, for example, by gluing, and may be fashioned from metal or anyother material adapted for the purpose; The socket plate 19 carries asocket 2O presenting a recess and formed to receive the stud 14 andhaving an inwardly disposed riny 21, which is received by a groove 22 ofthe stud when the latter is driven home into the socket. It will. beunderstood that the stud sections are resiliently compressed when beinginserted in the socket, to pass the rim 21 and to permit the engagementof the latter withthe groove 22. The tip 17 may be of any suitable formand may have the usual leather or pressed paper disk 23. The latter hasan opening to receive the socket, while the tip itself has a depressioninto which the bottom of the socket extends. The socket plate openingwith the depression, forms a at the end a projecting stud, a tip havinga recess, a socket in said recess and projecting therefrom, said socketbeing formed to receive and removably hold said stud, and a resilientdisk between said cue and said tip.

2. In combination, a billiard cue having recess, a socket insaid recessand project-mg partly therefrom, said socket being formed to receive andremovably hold said stud, and a disk between said cue and said tip andhaving an opening receiving said projecting part ofsaid socket.

In combination, a billiard one having at the end a projecting springstud, a tip having a recess, a socket in said recess and projectingpartly therefrom, said socket having an inwardly disposed rim forming aconstricted opening, said socket being adapted to receive and removablyhold said spring stud, and a disk between said cue and said projectingpart of said socket.

1. In combination, a billiard one and a ti said cue having at the end astud, said tip having a recess, a disk having an opening,

a shire of resilient material and having an opening, said recess andsaid openings of said shive and said disk registermg, and a socket insaid recess and said openings and having a constricted rim, saidsocketeing formed to receive and removably hold sai stud.

5. In combination, a billiard cue and a tip, said one having at the enda plate provided with an opening, and a. spring stud having a shankextending through said opening and embedded in sald cue, said tip havinga recess, a disk over said recess and having an opening, and a socket insaid recess and having a constricted rim beyond said opening ofsaid-disk, said socket being adapted to reeeiv'e said stud when thelatter is forced in- I wardly beyond "said rim to hold sa d tipremovably in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS KALMANovrrs.

\Vitnesses J OHN K. BRACHVOGEL, J OHN P. DAVIS.

